The Christian Mystery: From Pagan Myth to Christian Mysticism
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (534 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 187900707X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 303 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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This is a comprehensive study which examines mysticism from its pagan origins to Paul and the Church Fathers, as it was understood in medieval times, as well as by Jewish and Buddhist initiates. The book is a sweeping exegesis of historic and foundational literature and myth, which Bouyer interprets in the light of Christian history and theology.
Yet the overall effect of Bouyer's construction is impressive…Bouyer gives us his own his own prescription for the reinvigoration of theological life." - Irish Theological Quarterly, 2001 . 'What is particularly exceptional about this book is the way in which Bouyer employs different disciplines and areas of knowledge to pursue the question: who is this father of Jesus Christ? Comparative religion, psychoanalysis and the Bible and tradition are all engaged with, to give a satisfying and rich answer.' Gavin D'Costa, Theological Book Review"reminds us once again of how much a Catholic theological culture in these islands owes to the (non-Catholic) Scottish publishing house of T&T Clark…Père Bouyer is Mircea Eliade arrayed in the Episcopal robes of St Gregory of Nyssa. Yet the overall effect of Bouyer's construction is impressive…Bouyer gives us his own his own prescription for the reinvigoration of theological life." - Irish Theological Quart
"From Myth to Mysticism" according to matt. Father Louis Bouyer has written a detailed yet clear account of the Christian experience underlying the entire faith, the union of the person with the Holy Trinity. Partly an anthropological study on the nature of the cultic practices of early societies and mostly a treatise on the way in which Christianity built upon the "good dreams" that pervaded humanity leading up to the Incarnation, Bouyer sympathetically reviews in particular Hellenistic paganism by focusing upon Eleusi